A member of a practical generation that didn’t complain, this writer’s grandmother would have met the crisis head-on.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
George Smith: Real Mainers never throw anything away
Clothes, books, fly rods – we can’t seem to part with any of them.
Maine Voices: Inmates need to prepare for life after prison
Maine should have more pre-release centers where prisoners can develop skills that they will need once they leave custody.
Maeghan Maloney: Teens and young adults need to know the dangers of vaping
A lot of young people aren’t aware that vape and e-cigarette products pose a serious threat to their health.
Maine Voices: Teachers aren’t to blame for COVID reopening confusion
Once again, a failure to deal with a social problem is dumped on the schools to fix.
Faye Flam: New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines have it backward
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
J.P. Devine: POTUS and the Post Office blues
The recent threats to the U.S. Postal Service have cut deep and personal for J.P. Devine.
Maine Suffrage Centennial: To make America great, vote Black women into office
Black women are uniquely equipped to provide inclusive, fiscally adept and collaborative leadership.
The Maine Millennial: New normal is still a lot of fun at Maine Wildlife Park
A return visit in the time of COVID is an occasion to share one-way trails with masked families, all there to check out a variety of critters.
Bill Nemitz: With Maine’s latest COVID-19 outbreak comes a question: Who’s liable?
Assigning legal culpability for spread of the pandemic isn’t as simple as it may seem.